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Laramie Sponge-Iron Pilot Plant

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the pilot plant in Laramie County, Wyoming. As stated in the introduction, "the purpose of this report is to record information derived from recent experimental work that had as its objective the development and demonstration of one method of producing sponge iron" (p. 2). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: September 1948
Creator: Johnston, T. L. & Mahan, W. M.
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A Process for the Production of Iron-Free Alum: Part 2. Pilot-Plant Development

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the production processes of iron-free alum. This is the second part of the report, and focuses on the development and operation of a continuous pilot plant. This report includes tables, graphs, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: September 1948
Creator: Cunningham, William K.; Gee, Edwin A. & Heindl, R. August
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Sand filter pilot proposal

Description: This report is a short communication concerning the performance of pilot plant sand filters at Building 292-B at Hanford Atomic Products Operation. (VC)
Date: July 15, 1948
Creator: Stainken, F. A. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Precipitation of Sodium Diuranate from Pitchblende Liquors

Description: In the treatment of carnotite concentrates, sodium diuranate was prepared by acidifying tricarbonate liquors to eliminate carbon dioxide, and then precipitating the sodium salt by the addition of caustic. Direct precipitation of uranium by the addition of caustic to tricarbonate liquors was used when pitchblende ores were processed, because this procedure was more effective in giving a product with a low molybdenum content. Tests of this method in the laboratory and Pilot Plant indicated that l… more
Date: February 4, 1947
Creator: Brimm, E. O., Dr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Establishing Site X: Letter, Arthur H. Compton to Enrico Fermi, September 14, 1942

Description: This letter from Compton to Fermi describes developments bearing on the establishment of ``site X`` (which, as of the letter date, is definitely determined as at the Tennessee Valley) for the construction of a pile and associated pilot plant buildings, describes the situation as of the letter date, and offers counsel as to how to proceed.
Date: September 14, 1942
Creator: Compton, A. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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